PRN Histology Technician

Socket.dev; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Houston, Texas is seeking a Histology Technician to produce high quality diagnostic materials for our pathologists from client specimens. You will handle grossing, processing, embedding and H&E slides, special stains, IHC, and related QA tasks, with careful adherence to LIS workflows and safety protocols.

Qualifications include HS diploma or GED, NAACLS-accredited Histotechnician/Histotechnologist training or 60 credits in biology/chemistry, HT/HTL registration, and 1–5 years of

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associates or Bachelors in related science or NAACLS histotechnician/ histotechnologist program or credits toward 60 semester hours with biology and chemistry
• Valid HT or HTL registration; preference for QIHC
• 1–5 years of prior experience

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality diagnostic materials as requested by the pathologist to progress each specimen.
• Perform grossing, processing, embedding and routine H&E slides; special stains and recuts as needed.
• Support IHC, in-house or reference lab work, and related tasks; document QA and LIS activities.
• Maintain instrumentation, workspaces, and PPE; ensure accurate record-keeping and sample traceability

Job description

The Histology Technician produces HIGH QUALITY diagnostic and testing materials for our Pathologist on specimens received from clients on patients. All three entities are our customers and the work of the Histologist- from start to archive- is expected to be exemplary, with attention to detail and great care to protect and serve these customers in the best manner possible.

Key Job Functions

1. Produce high quality diagnostic materials as requested by the pathologist to progress each specimen. These materials may be generated in any of the following processes:
2. 1. Grossing, processing, embedding and routine H&E slides
   2. Special stains, recuts, deepers, and other additional slide presentations
   3. IHC, either in house or through affiliated reference labs
   4. Supporting send-out, reference or other related work requested by, or of, our laboratory
3. Performs Quality Control and documentation of all recorded processes using the laboratory information system, spreadsheets, and manual methods, as applicable. Understands the use of a ‘hard stop’ – holding the progress of a case to facilitate resolution of an issue to facilitate optimal patient care
4. Cleans and/or maintains instrumentation, work benches and spaces, archived materials, and other relevant products
5. Use of blood borne pathogen safety methods and personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
6. Has a strong working knowledge of basic computing programs (PC) as well as the lab information system (LIS) to manage workflow, document issues, look up cases and other routine inquiries. Able to follow a procedure to accession and perform other less frequent tasks on a PC and LIS
7. With appropriate credentials, may be trained and scheduled to perform gross dissection for pathology specimens. Separate credentialing and training will be added at the commencement of this additional task

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Strong preference given to Associates or Bachelors degree in a related science filed, or successful completion of a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) accredited Histotechnician or Histotechnologist program or Associates, Bachelors, or accrued credits of 60 semester hours from a regionally accredited college or university, with a combination of 24 hours equally divided between biology and chemistry
• Valid registration as Histotechnician HT or HTL required, preference give to HT or HTL certification of QIHC
• 1-5 years of prior experience